Shivalaya Arts

Shivalaya Arts offers Summer Camp 2026, Drawing Classes Level 1 and Level 2, Oil Pastel Classes, Pencil Sketching (Graphite & Charcoal), Portrait Sketching (Graphite & Charcoal), and Acrylic Painting. The summer camp runs 9 weeks, full time from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with weekly themes such as Bakers & Chefs, Seascape Painting, Floral Painting, Paper Quilling, Clay Art, Still Life, Cubism, Mandala Painting, Wildlife Painting, and Henna Art. The listed art classes are in-person only and meet once a week for 1 hour.

Programs

• Summer Camp 2026 — Ages 6 and Up · $400–$425 per week · 9 weeks total; full time 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; weeks 1 and 9 are $425/week; includes all materials; weekly fee includes Friday Pizza Party and recreational activities.
• Drawing Classes Level 1 — Once a week / 1 hr · $95 per month · In-person only.
• Drawing Classes Level 2 — Once a week / 1 hr · $95 per month · In-person only.
• Oil Pastel Classes — Once a week / 1 hr · $110 per month · In-person only; contact Shivalaya Arts to ensure the student has enough drawing and sketching experience before signing up.
• Pencil Sketching (Graphite & Charcoal) — Once a week / 1 hr · $110 per month · In-person only; contact Shivalaya Arts to ensure the student has enough drawing and sketching experience before signing up.
• Portrait Sketching (Graphite & Charcoal) — Once a week / 1 hr · $110 per month · In-person only; contact Shivalaya Arts to ensure the student has enough drawing and sketching experience before signing up.
• Acrylic Painting — Once a week / 1 hr · $125 per month · In-person only; contact Shivalaya Arts to ensure the student has enough drawing and sketching experience before signing up.

At a glance

• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Price range: $95–$425
• General schedule: Summer Camp 2026 runs for 9 weeks. Full time is 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The classes are in-person only and once a week / 1 hr for the listed art classes.

About the provider

Shivalaya Arts was founded in 2008 by Poonam Gupta, who is also listed as the art teacher. The site says she taught art classes for 10 years in India and had vocational courses in drawing and painting in the past. It also says exhibitions are conducted in Irvington Library and Fremont Main Library featuring students’ best works.

What families say

“Fun Fun Fun !!! Our troop had a great time and learnt new techniques to paint. all kids were super happy. Thank you Shivalaya Arts. Ms Poonam was great and her assist Riya , who is a advanced student was wonderful tooo” — Namrata Mehta

“My daughters 9 and 5 are both enrolled with Ms Poonam at Shivalaya Arts and it is one class they eagerly look forward to every week! Ms Poonam is a wonderful teacher and is very patient.” — Shwetha Swaminathan

Last updated October 5, 2026.